An appeal to Ohio DUers (DANGER: NOT election related :-) )

[realisticphish]

I am a member of the Ohio State University chapter of the ACLU, and we are working on an issue that has gotten NO coverage from off-campus media.

First, some background. All OSU student organizations must sign a non-descrimination policy (if they want to get money) that says a group may not bar membership in an organization based on race, religion, gender, or *sexuality*.

The Christian Legal Society last year approved the national charter for their organization, which had a clause that to recieve money from the national office, they could not allow homosexuals to "participate" in the group. Obviously, this is in conflict with the non-descrimination policy. So they sued the university, claiming that a religious group should not be held to the non-descrimination policy, since, in their interpretation, homosexuality is not permitted by their religion. And, since sexuality is not a protected minority, they were able to get the university to alter the policy. In short, the university rolled over, unwilling to stretch out a costly lawsuit. NO other religious group has protested signing the unchanged policy before, and non show any interest in joining the CLS in banning homosexuals.

Within the law school, we, who are working against it, have much support. EVERY tenured law professer signed a letter condemning the decision by the university, and many professers in other colleges have signed a similar letter.

The problem is, we get NO media coverage. No one even talks about it. I'd like my fellow DUers' help in not only contacting local media about it, but also in helping us with possible strategies, both legal and PR related, to help combat this. Thank you


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Toucano]

1. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

More absurdity from the godly.

I would think the media would be excited to do a story about homosexuality and religion.

Do you have any links to the decision at OSU's website?

[realisticphish]

2. unfortunately, no

the osu website, i am sad to say, sucks. there is a search funtion there, that i have been using to look for stuff, but all that i can find is Lantern articles, which dont have much info. www.osu.edu, if you'd care to try


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat